Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource I can't date Jesus : love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé, Michael Arceneaux

I can't date Jesus : love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé, Michael Arceneaux

Creator
Author
Summary
"In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can't Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soul-searching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity. It hasn't been easy being Michael Arceneaux. Equality for LGBT people has come a long way and all, but voices of persons of color within the community are still often silenced, and being black in America is ... well, have you watched the news? With the characteristic wit and candor that have made him one of today's boldest writers on social issues, I Can't Date Jesus is Michael Arceneaux's impassioned, forthright, and refreshing look at minority life in today's America. Leaving no bigoted or ignorant stone unturned, he describes his journey in learning to embrace his identity when the world told him to do the opposite. He eloquently writes about coming out to his mother; growing up in Houston, Texas; that time his father asked if he was 'funny' while shaking his hand; his obstacles in embracing intimacy; and the persistent challenges of young people who feel marginalized and denied the chance to pursue their dreams. Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and Phoebe Robinson, I Can't Date Jesus tells us--without apologies--what it's like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Atria paperback edition.
Extent
ix, 241 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: where'd you go?
  • The first taste
  • I see a priest in you
  • The first, the worst
  • Diana Ross
  • You will die poor
  • Learning how to ho and date and failing at both
  • This place is no sanctuary
  • Itchy and scratchy
  • My lord and gyrator
  • The marrying kind
  • The pinkprint
  • I'll dial that number
  • The impossible
  • I can't date Jesus
  • Sweet potato Saddam
  • Epilogue: yeah, everything good ... we good
Isbn
9781501178856
Instance
Label
I can't date Jesus : love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé
Title
I can't date Jesus
Title remainder
love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé
Statement of responsibility
Michael Arceneaux
Title variation
I cannot date Jesus
Title variation remainder
love, sex, family, race, and other reasons Ive put my faith in Beyonce
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can't Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soul-searching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity. It hasn't been easy being Michael Arceneaux. Equality for LGBT people has come a long way and all, but voices of persons of color within the community are still often silenced, and being black in America is ... well, have you watched the news? With the characteristic wit and candor that have made him one of today's boldest writers on social issues, I Can't Date Jesus is Michael Arceneaux's impassioned, forthright, and refreshing look at minority life in today's America. Leaving no bigoted or ignorant stone unturned, he describes his journey in learning to embrace his identity when the world told him to do the opposite. He eloquently writes about coming out to his mother; growing up in Houston, Texas; that time his father asked if he was 'funny' while shaking his hand; his obstacles in embracing intimacy; and the persistent challenges of young people who feel marginalized and denied the chance to pursue their dreams. Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and Phoebe Robinson, I Can't Date Jesus tells us--without apologies--what it's like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world"--
Storyline
Tone
Writing style
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
autobiography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10684915
Cataloging source
PUL
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Arceneaux, Michael
Dewey number
306.76/6208996073
Index
no index present
LC call number
E185.97.A69
LC item number
A3 2018
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Arceneaux, Michael
  • African American gay men
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyonce
Label
I can't date Jesus : love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé, Michael Arceneaux
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: where'd you go? -- The first taste -- I see a priest in you -- The first, the worst -- Diana Ross -- You will die poor -- Learning how to ho and date and failing at both -- This place is no sanctuary -- Itchy and scratchy -- My lord and gyrator -- The marrying kind -- The pinkprint -- I'll dial that number -- The impossible -- I can't date Jesus -- Sweet potato Saddam -- Epilogue: yeah, everything good ... we good
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First Atria paperback edition.
Extent
ix, 241 pages
Isbn
9781501178856
Lccn
2018005087
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1011107473
  • (OCoLC)1011107473
Label
I can't date Jesus : love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé, Michael Arceneaux
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: where'd you go? -- The first taste -- I see a priest in you -- The first, the worst -- Diana Ross -- You will die poor -- Learning how to ho and date and failing at both -- This place is no sanctuary -- Itchy and scratchy -- My lord and gyrator -- The marrying kind -- The pinkprint -- I'll dial that number -- The impossible -- I can't date Jesus -- Sweet potato Saddam -- Epilogue: yeah, everything good ... we good
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First Atria paperback edition.
Extent
ix, 241 pages
Isbn
9781501178856
Lccn
2018005087
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1011107473
  • (OCoLC)1011107473

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • James City County LibraryBorrow it
      7770 Croaker Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23188, US
      37.377573 -76.770995

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Williamsburg Regional Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.